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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl addresses City Council. Tisdahl announced Monday that she had joined a Compact of Mayors committed to reducing the carbon footprint of their municipalities.

Tisdahl joins Compact of Mayors, reasserts commitment to environmental action

January 26, 2016

Following the warmest year in recorded history, the city announced Monday that Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl had committed Evanston to the Compact of Mayors, a group dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions...

Basu: Planning for more abnormal weather after a visit from El Niño

Basu: Planning for more abnormal weather after a visit from El Niño

January 6, 2016

On Dec. 24 in New York City, the temperature in Central Park reached a high of 72 degrees, with the rest of the month averaging a high of 56 degrees. I walked around the New York Botanical Garden on Christmas...

Students demand divestment from coal

November 22, 2015

Chanting slogans such as "Not another Harvard, our leadership is smarter,” a group of students led by Fossil Free Northwestern marched through campus to attract the Board of Trustees’ attention, demanding...

Fossil Free NU holds teach-in on climate justice

November 5, 2015

Members of Fossil Free NU, formerly DivestNU, held a teach-in on Thursday to inform Northwestern students about climate justice and the effect of climate change on marginalized communities. The organization...

Kempis: Climate change and the problem with ‘free swag’

Kempis: Climate change and the problem with ‘free swag’

November 3, 2015

When I reflect on Wildcat Welcome, my enduring memory is not of Purple Pride at Millennium Park, that awkward frat house hookup, or even the March Through the Arch. My clearest memory is the complete confusion...

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